A bubbling counter-current multistage fluidized bed reactor for the sorption of carbon dioxide (CO2) by hydrated lime particles was simulated employing a two-phase model, with the bubble phase assumed to be ill plug flow, and the emulsion phase in plug flow and perfectly mixed flow conditions. To meet prescribed permissible limit to emit carbon dioxide from industrial flue gases, dry scrubbing of CO2 was realized. For the evaluation, a pilot plant was built, on which also the removal efficiency of CO2 was verified at different solids flow rates. The model results were compared with experimental data in terms of percentage removal efficiency of carbon dioxide. The comparison showed that the EGPF model agreed well with the experimental data satisfactorily. The removal efficiency was observed to be mainly influenced by flow rates of adsorbent and CO2 concentration. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.